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. >>> plus, convicted murderer jodi arias is eligible for the death penalty. >>> the power ball jackpot explodes to over $360 million. >>> and a deer plows through the window of a moving bus. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, may 16th. >>> good morning to you. >>> we begin with a violent night where tornadoes have the turned deadly. dozens of homes across the north central part of the state were destroyed and numerous trees uprooted. this morning at least six people are confirmed dead and dozens injured with officials expecting the number of casualties to rise. the storm cut across a wide swath from austin to dallas-ft. worth to the northern border. residents sent these photos showing the ominous weather and funnel clouds. the city of granbury about 70 miles southwest of dallas bore the brunt of the damage. residents say the tornado roared through like a train. >> everything is demolished. >> what was it like when it hit? >> hell. it was like hell. >> the houses are no more. they are leveled. >> for destruction from one to ten, it's probab
. >>> plus, convicted murderer jodi arias is eligible for the death penalty. >>> the power ball jackpot explodes to over $360 million. >>> and a deer plows through the window of a moving bus. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, may 16th. >>> good morning to you. >>> we begin with a violent night where tornadoes have the turned deadly. dozens of homes across the north central part...
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that's what the family of jodi arias's dead boyfriend said thursday. they grapple with whether to give arias the death penalty. travis alexander's brother says he'll never get the answers to most of the questions about his brother's death. >> questions like how much did he suffer? how much did he scream? what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw before his eyes closed? >> a jury convicted arias for the 2008 murder of alexander. >>> a massive cleanup begins in north texas. a seven-hour barrage of more than a dozen tornadoes tearing through homes there on wednesday. six people died. now rescuers are searching for seven missing people. nbc's jay gray is in granbury, texas, the rural town that suffered the brunt of the damage. >> reporter: hundreds of families across north texas are still working through the scattered remnants of their lives and the shock of what's happened to their community. >> it was bad. it was the scariest thing i've ever been in. >> reporter: the national weather service said at least 13 tornadoes touched down during the sto
that's what the family of jodi arias's dead boyfriend said thursday. they grapple with whether to give arias the death penalty. travis alexander's brother says he'll never get the answers to most of the questions about his brother's death. >> questions like how much did he suffer? how much did he scream? what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw before his eyes closed? >> a jury convicted arias for the 2008 murder of alexander. >>> a massive cleanup begins in north...
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has a strong dislike for jodi arias. it's going to ab very difficult road for her to get life in prison without the possibility of parole, rather than the death penalty. >> reporter: this week, the defense team will fight for jodi arias' life. while today it remains unclear what arias will say to the jury who convicted her. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and here's lester. >> thanks. >>> now an update on a story we first brought to you last september during our coverage from afghanistan. an interview with army private about to finish boot camp stateside came with a special surprise. about to talk to her dad deployed in afghanistan. since that moment, the father and daughter have not been able to reunite in person, until a very special celebration just a few weeks ago. ♪ in the piccoli family, military service is a shared sacrifice. >> having a dad in the military completely -- it's a different life. and i remember when i was in fifth grade and my dad went to iraq, i remember how sad it was, you
has a strong dislike for jodi arias. it's going to ab very difficult road for her to get life in prison without the possibility of parole, rather than the death penalty. >> reporter: this week, the defense team will fight for jodi arias' life. while today it remains unclear what arias will say to the jury who convicted her. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and here's lester. >> thanks. >>> now an update on a story we first brought to...
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arias? >> we the jury, duly impaneled find that the the aggravating factor, especially cruel has been proven. >> reporter: the jury took three hours to decide that the way jodi arias killed her boyfriend, travis alexander fit the court's definition. arias was convicted may 8th of premeditated murder. >> as to count one, first-degree murder, guilty. >> reporter: after the verdict, she told a local station she prefers a death sentence to life in prison. >> i believe death is the ultimate freedom. so i'd rather just have my freedom as soon as i can get it. >> reporter: arias stabbed alexandre 27 times, slashed his throat, and after he was already dead, shot him. >> she made sure that she killed him by stabbing him over and over and over again. >> reporter: prosecutor juan martinez called on a medical examiner to convince the jury alexander suffered before he died. >> was he alive when he was stabbed in the heart? >> yes. >> was he alive, in your opinion, when his throat was slit? >> yes. >> rep
arias? >> we the jury, duly impaneled find that the the aggravating factor, especially cruel has been proven. >> reporter: the jury took three hours to decide that the way jodi arias killed her boyfriend, travis alexander fit the court's definition. arias was convicted may 8th of premeditated murder. >> as to count one, first-degree murder, guilty. >> reporter: after the verdict, she told a local station she prefers a death sentence to life in prison. >> i believe...
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. >>> today we will hear from convicted killer jodi arias in the penalty phase of her trial. a phoenix jury convicted arias earlier this month of first-degree murder. she admits she killed her ex-boyfriend but claims it was self-defense. she could receive the death penalty. >>> police in colorado springs trying to figure who made a bomb and left it blocks away from an elementary school. someone spotted that device yesterday morning. police say the bomb was made with commercial fireworks and could have hurt someone. the bomb squad deactivated it. >>> today, two students injured in the boston marathon bombings will graduate from boston college. brittany loring and leeza certain with both hurt during last month's explosion at the finish line. the business students have recovered enough to participate in the graduation ceremony. >>> and a 33-year-old police officer injured in a shoot-out with the suspected bombers is slowly recoveringhelp was shot and the bullet severed a major artery in his leg. he is out of the hospital and at a rehabilitation center. he can now eat and walk on
. >>> today we will hear from convicted killer jodi arias in the penalty phase of her trial. a phoenix jury convicted arias earlier this month of first-degree murder. she admits she killed her ex-boyfriend but claims it was self-defense. she could receive the death penalty. >>> police in colorado springs trying to figure who made a bomb and left it blocks away from an elementary school. someone spotted that device yesterday morning. police say the bomb was made with commercial...
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." >>> convicted killer jodi arias is expected to take the stand today as the phoenix jury that convicted her decides if she should be put to death for murdering her boyfriend. defense will present witnesses on air was' behalf. >>> for one brief weekend, much of the nation shared the dream of winning the $590 million powerball jackpot. nbc's kerry sanders is in zephyrhills, florida, where the single, uno, one ticket was sold. >> reporter: $590.5 million, sold at the publix grocery store back there to one person, the second largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history, but it is the single largest to one winner, who has yet to come forward. now zephyrhills is famous before this because of bottled water. this is the zephyrhills bottled water that has put this town of 13,000- plus on the map. of course, now the question is, do we know, do the residents here know who that winner is? it's probably a neighbor. it's a grocery store. this is not a place that you get a whole lot of people coming from outside, other than a few people who go to the drop zone here, because it's a famous place to come para
." >>> convicted killer jodi arias is expected to take the stand today as the phoenix jury that convicted her decides if she should be put to death for murdering her boyfriend. defense will present witnesses on air was' behalf. >>> for one brief weekend, much of the nation shared the dream of winning the $590 million powerball jackpot. nbc's kerry sanders is in zephyrhills, florida, where the single, uno, one ticket was sold. >> reporter: $590.5 million, sold at the...
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. >> the jodi arias death penalty hearing in arizona is delayed until monday. highly emotional testimony brought arias and the victim's family to tears on thursday. last week, arias was found guilty of murdering her one-time boyfriend, travis alexander, back in 2008. there is no word on why the testimony is delaid. >>> a builder says he had permission to tear apart an ancient mayan pyramid in belize. the bulldozing sparked worldwide outrage when the devastation of the 2,300-year-old ruins came to light. the work has since stopped. but the company crushing the historic stones say it was given permission by the landowner to extract the material. >>> a mountain lion is safe and so are the residents of santa cruz, california. wildlife officials tranquilized the big cat after it was seen wandering out of the big mountains and into one of the busiest intersections in town. quite a sight there. >>> and another wild animal getting way too close for comfort. watch what happens when an alaskan grizzly bear decides to make filmmaker joe the snack of the day. so for anyone
. >> the jodi arias death penalty hearing in arizona is delayed until monday. highly emotional testimony brought arias and the victim's family to tears on thursday. last week, arias was found guilty of murdering her one-time boyfriend, travis alexander, back in 2008. there is no word on why the testimony is delaid. >>> a builder says he had permission to tear apart an ancient mayan pyramid in belize. the bulldozing sparked worldwide outrage when the devastation of the...
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. >>> convicted killer jodi arias is due back in a courtroom for the sentencing phase of her trial. the jury must decide if she deserves the death penalty. she underwent psychiatric testing after her conviction last week. >>> a seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball was hit and killed by a pickup truck tuesday in oregon. 42-year-old richard swanson was just two weeks into his 10,000 mile journey which he was documenting on facebook. it was designed to promote the one world football project donating soccer balls to people in developing countries. o.j. simpson is set to take the stand today. the former football star certificate serving up to 33 years in prison. simpson claimed he had inappropriate legal representation at his 200 trial. >>> and you've heard of fans catching balls at baseball games. but take a look at this one. a little bit more impressive. watch what happens. san francisco's hunter penn loses control of his bat, it flies into the stand and fortunately, caught by a fan. a lucky moment as, of course, that bat could have done some damage, could have hurt someone. 8:0
. >>> convicted killer jodi arias is due back in a courtroom for the sentencing phase of her trial. the jury must decide if she deserves the death penalty. she underwent psychiatric testing after her conviction last week. >>> a seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball was hit and killed by a pickup truck tuesday in oregon. 42-year-old richard swanson was just two weeks into his 10,000 mile journey which he was documenting on facebook. it was designed to promote the one...